Astral Serpent - am I missing something?

[magnate]

As far as I can work out, this misc item does 2 damage - if it hits. Ok so it's armor negating (it'd be pretty useless otherwise!), but it doesn't add strength and it doesn't poison, paralyze, fatigue or otherwise hinder the enemy in any way.

Am I missing something, or is this precious misc slot *much* better used for something like a pendant of luck, burning pearl, etc. etc? Even on a let's-see-how-many-attacks-we-can-get SC it doesn't seem worth it.

Any dissenting views?

CC

[Molog]

Doesn't it have death poison?

[magnate]

Does it? Can someone confirm that? It doesn't say so in the item description, nor in the Magic Item Quick Reference. Does anyone see a poison drop when using it on an otherwise poison-free commander?

That, I have to admit, would render it a decent competitor for a slot.

CC

[Molog]

I can confirm it after looking at its stats.

[Aku]

its suppose to give 75% poison resist...so i guess that is the main feature of the item not the 2dmg attack

[Thufir]

It does in fact have death poison. If you look at the description of the weapon, as equipped, it shows up there. If you look at the item description in inventory, it's a little more vague (but still implies pretty clearly that poison is involved). The equipped description is:

Damage 2
Attack 0
Defence 0
Length 1
This weapon is considered magic
Death Poison

Pretty good I think, as a freebie bonus attack Also, not too expenseive to make at 5n 5s